PAK4 p21 (RAC1) activated kinase 4
Gene ID: 10298, updated on 8-Apr-2024Gene type: protein coding
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Summary
PAK proteins, a family of serine/threonine p21-activating kinases, include PAK1, PAK2, PAK3 and PAK4. PAK proteins are critical effectors that link Rho GTPases to cytoskeleton reorganization and nuclear signaling. They serve as targets for the small GTP binding proteins Cdc42 and Rac and have been implicated in a wide range of biological activities. PAK4 interacts specifically with the GTP-bound form of Cdc42Hs and weakly activates the JNK family of MAP kinases. PAK4 is a mediator of filopodia formation and may play a role in the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Genomic context
- Location:
- 19q13.2
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (39125786..39182816)
- Total number of exons:
- 14
Variation
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ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
dbVar | Studies and variants |
SNP | Variation Viewer for PAK4 variants |
Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
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- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
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